From Sandbox to Fully Themed in 30 Minutes

Thematic Screenshot

by Nick Armstrong on February 28, 2010

in Articles, Tutorials

I love Thematic. I use it and child themes almost exclusively in my web design.

With the most recent update, Thematic has done away with almost all hand-coding of multiple PHP files and replaced it with hand-coding of the Functions.php file.

I’ve written a free eBook on how edit your own Themes… it’s not comprehensive and probably will bore most technical users; but if you’re a WordPress newb, feel free to take a look! (Don’t worry, I’m not selling anything – I put this together for my friends who want to learn WordPress web design!)

{ 1 comment }

WordPress TinyMCE Hack Will Kill Your Blog

Thumbnail image for WordPress TinyMCE Hack Will Kill Your Blog

Update: The specific versions of WordPress affected have been 2.9.2, 2.9.1, 2.9, and some version of 2.8 which I wasn’t specific on checking.
Last week, I noticed my blogs were acting up – they’d hang when trying to upload an image, post a blog… random things.  I fired up Firebug and noticed I had several requests [...]

27 Feb, 2010 Read More →

WordPress 2.9 is here – Sweet Image Tools Included

Thumbnail image for WordPress 2.9 is here – Sweet Image Tools Included

I just installed WordPress 2.9 and among the list of features are some new sweet image editing capabilities.

19 Dec, 2009 Read More →

WordCamp Phoenix – The WPCOOP Will Be There

Thumbnail image for WordCamp Phoenix – The WPCOOP Will Be There

The WordPress Cooperative is going to the Arizona desert!
Well OK, maybe not the entire WPCOOP membership will be there, but one of  members will be.  Not only will he be attending WordCamp Phoenix 2009,  Jayson has been invited to be one of  the few select speakers sharing his passion for WordPress along with the likes [...]

10 Nov, 2009 Read More →

WordPress and Small Business

Thumbnail image for WordPress and Small Business

The average small business owner knows creating a web presence can drive local and international business. What most don’t know is creating that business website doesn’t have to be as costly or as complicated as they think.

20 Oct, 2009 Read More →

Matt Haltom of Another Color

Thumbnail image for Matt Haltom of Another Color

“Design should always follow function. There are plenty of people who design something that isn’t functional, and it ends up in the trash. Every design should work first, then look attractive.”

14 Oct, 2009 Read More →

Nick Armstrong of WTF Marketing

Thumbnail image for Nick Armstrong of WTF Marketing

“If I had to choose one skill that I’m better at than anything else – I’d say I’m great at understanding people, which comes from being a proficient listener.”

13 Oct, 2009 Read More →

New WordPress Installation? Here’s 3 Must-Have Plugins

Thumbnail image for New WordPress Installation? Here’s 3 Must-Have Plugins

I take my blog security VERY seriously. Your blog is an extension of yourself – the next closest thing to DNA and diapers. It only makes sense if you’re pouring that much time into something you protect it.

24 Sep, 2009 Read More →

Themes – To Premium or Not to Premium?

Thumbnail image for Themes – To Premium or Not to Premium?

Nick Armstrong discusses WordPress premium themes vs non-premium themes.

19 Sep, 2009 Read More →

WPCOOP is Here!

Welcome to The official site of the WordPress Cooperative.
WPCOOP is an association of the world’s most talented designers, developers, project managers and authorities extremely well versed in WordPress providing small and medium business with comprehensive web design, content publishing and management solutions.
Our core competency  is aligning a team of WordPress professionals to work specifically with [...]

02 Sep, 2009 Read More →